Trendy Baby Names: Aiden Derivatives

Just a few short years ago, Aiden Quinn was the only Aiden people had ever heard of. Aiden was a quaint Irish name--so Gaelic, so wise-sounding, so remote.

Well, Aiden is remote no longer. Aiden is every other preschooler in the classroom. And if he's not Aiden, he's some derivative. Something like one of these names actually attached to little American boys:

Braden
Caden
Jayden
Aeden
Auden
Hayden
Linden
Brendan
Evan
Gavin
Edan
Eidan
Aydan
Aedan

It appears from this graph from thinkbabynames.com that Aiden is going nowhere for the time being.

But if you're expecting a little boy, give him a break and give him a name that places him in the Aiden herd.

What are your thoughts on the name Aiden?